Definitions
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
Word origin
Of English dialectal origin. Further origin obscure. Possibly from Old English ġefæd (“order, decorum”) (compare Old English ġefæd (“orderly, tidy”), fadian, ġefadian (“to set in order, arrange”), whence Middle English faden (“to arrange”)); or from French fadaise ("a trifling thought"; see fadaise).
Used in a sentence
“You're a fad, that means you're something that we've already had, but once you're gone, you don't come back.”
“The pet rock fad was started by an advertising executive named Gary Dahl. The premise was simple: take ordinary rocks, glue eyes on them, and market them as pets.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Passing fashion”3 letters
02“Short-lived craze”3 letters
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